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1 ORDINANCE NO.22,337
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE TO
4 BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE
5 CONTRACT WITH ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MUNICIPAL
6 VEHICLE PROGRAM, AT A TOTAL COST OF ONE MILLION, THREE
7 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,300,000.00), TO ADMINISTER A
8 SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK'S
9 MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE; AND FOR OTHER
10 PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS,the City of Little Rock is required by Arkansas State Law to totally self-insure,or to have
13 some kind of coverage available for motor vehicle accidents as set forth in Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-303
14 (West 2008);and,
15 WHEREAS, the City participates in an insurance pool through the Arkansas Municipal League
16 Municipal Vehicle Program to administer a Self-Insurance Program for the City of Little Rock's Motor
17 Vehicle Liability Insurance including comprehensive and collision for current vehicles;and,
18 WHEREAS, the total cost of this purchase is One Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
19 ($1,300,000.00);and,
20 WHEREAS,this extended purchase will provide Motor Vehicle Liability and/or Comprehensive and
21 Collision Insurance for the City's motor vehicles from January 1,2024,to December 31,2024;and,
22 WHEREAS,additional vehicles may be purchase throughout 2024 so staff may come before the Board
23 with an adjustment in cost;and,
24 WHEREAS,the unique nature of this insurance pool makes it impractical and unfeasible for the City
25 to competitively select a similar carrier.
26 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
27 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
28 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to extend the current contract with the Arkansas Municipal
29 League Municipal Vehicle Program to administer a Self-Insurance Program for the City of Little Rock's
30 Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance including comprehensive and collision for current vehicles, for a total
31 cost for this purchase of One Million,Three Hundred Thousand Dollars($1,300,000.00).
32 Section 2. Because of the unique nature of the Arkansas Municipal League Municipal Vehicle
33 Program and the self-insurance pool, the Board of Directors finds that it is impractical and unfeasible to
34 submit this matter for competitive selection.
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1 Section 3. As additional vehicles may be purchased throughout 2024 a future amendment to this
2 ordinance or to the amount spent for coverage may be required.
3 Section 4. Funds for this purchase are allocated in Fleet Services 2024 Operating Account No.600020-
4 63610.
5 Section 5. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
6 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
7 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and
8 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
9 ordinance.
10 Section 6. Repealer. All laws,ordinances, resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
11 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
12 PASSED: November 21,2023
13 AT.' ' T: APPROVED:
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16 a.iy, City Clerk Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
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20 Thomas M. Carpenter,City • " orney
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